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Bentgrass (Penncross) Seed
Penncross Bentgrass is renowned for its beauty, featuring a tight, upright growth and fine leaf texture. Its deep bluish-green color and thick density make it a luxury cool-season grass, perfect for creating a velvety turf.
Creeping Bentgrasses spread through long stems, with nodes that root easily, forming the famous thick, velvety turf. It pairs well with Princess 77 Couch for a pristine, manicured golf course-like lawn.
Ideal for temperate Australian climates such as Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and New South Wales, Penncross Bentgrass is not recommended for far northern areas where temperatures consistently reach 35 degrees.
Seeding Rates
- New Lawns: 10 grams per square meter (1kg/100m2).
- Overseeding: 5 grams per square meter (1kg/200m2).
For more information see below for Description and Features to see if this grass suits you!
Blade
Very fine
Colour
Medium
Growth
Slow spreading
Growth Rate
Medium
Detailed Description
Penncross Bentgrass is a super thin-bladed, very dense grass, resembling carpet, making it perfect for golf and bowling greens. Its aggressive growth pattern contributes to its high traffic tolerance.
Sowing Tips
Plant ensuring good seed-to-soil contact but no deeper than 0.7cm.
Optimal Planting Time
The best time to sow is when the temperature is consistently close to 18 degrees.
Germination
Germination will take place in 7 – 15 days, depending on soil temperatures. Limited use of the area can be expected in 6 weeks.
Water
Keep seedlings moist until well-rooted. Penncross performs best on sandy soil and tolerates clay soils with adequate drainage. Bentgrasses do not perform well in wet areas; however, Penncross can tolerate saturated soil conditions for short periods.
Fertilising
Penncross performs best in soils with a pH of 5.5 to 8. It has a moderate annual Nitrogen requirement.
First Mowing
The first mowing may be expected within 30 days, or when the plants have sufficiently rooted.
Mowing Frequency
Penncross’s optimum mowing height is 4.8mm to 8mm, but can be adjusted higher or lower depending upon maintenance practices and intended use. Increased mowing requirements during the active growth phase are expected.
Disadvantages of Penncross
- Penncross requires moderate to high maintenance.
- Penncross can be used for residential lawns but homeowners should investigate the care required for this grass, along with the soil, air, and drainage requirements needed to make this grass grow before planting.
Seed and Package Details
100% Penncross Bentgrass, 80% Min Germination, 98% purity.
Independently Tested
A seed testing certificate is available upon request.
Ideal Use
Golf Courses (fairways, tees, and greens), Residential Lawns, Winter Overseeding of Bermudagrass Greens.
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Locations
Season
Warm season grasses thrive during the warmer months in Spring and Summer and may go dormant in cooler climates through winter.
Cool season grasses thrive during the cooler months in Winter
Seed information
Shade tolerance (Weather)
- Full Sun
- Part Shade
- Heavy Shade
- Full Shade
Drought tolerance (Weather)
- Moderate
- Good
- Excellent
Traffic tolerance (Weather)
- Moderate
- Good
- Excellent
Frost tolerance
- Poor
- Moderate
- Good
- Excellent
Average days to germination
- 2-3 Weeks
- 2-4 Weeks
- 3-4 Weeks
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On 3/01/2024 I took photos of my front lawn that I seeded in late September 2023 with McKays Bent Penncross seed. The result was stunning.
The second photo was taken in autumn 2024 and shows the effects of the summer heat (Lithgow is in a cool climate region) plus the effects of the extensive root suckers of 2 council Mop Top trees (Arcacia). Despite regular watering the competition for water partly deprived the lawn leaving as shown in the second photo. The Mop Top trees have since been removed. Lastly, I think some over-fertilising may have partly contributed to the deterioration of the lawn.
I am now planning to reseed my front lawn to restore it to its former beauty. The lawn is 220m² and I intend using 1kg Bent Penncross seed mixed with a 1.25kg of fertilizer containing approx. Nitrogen 16%, Phosphate 0.7% , Potassium 4.0% and Sulphur 2.0%. I will be using a Chapin spreader.
The only future problems that I can see is that Council intends to replace the Mop Top trees in spring 2024 with Lagerstroemia Crepe Myrtle trees. These trees have a densely matted root system spreading out to three times the size of the crown of the trees. They also compete severely with lawns for water. Therefore I could end up with the same problem of dead lawn that I am experiencing now.
Do you have any suggestions to help me in my lawn restoration.
Drop seeded, average day temps low to mid 20’s.
Surprised me to see germination on day 4!
Getting ready for first cut at 18mm on day 18 as some sections are 25 to 35mm in height.
Very happy!
Sowed seed at 1kg per 100sqm, together with a lawn starter fertiliser, after about 8 days it germinated, now after 8 weeks of Yarra Ranges spring weather, the grass has really thickened out, forming a springy mat underneath. First time I have ever sown a lawn, I followed your 7 steps guide and am very happy with the results to date.
Thankyou for the excellent product and service.
i put the seed out today hopefully it grows ok its hard to give a review until it happends
Penncross provides an excellent putting service and is very hardy
Beautiful. Been mucking around with different grasses in different positions on different media. Whilst 'natural' topsoil here is very good, now going with Sand and Cement's (Moss Vale) grass mix. $130 a cube delivered. Was doing lottsa bags of various grass mixes. Topsoil opinion formed when buried last two doggies. At least 60 cm before clay. Found an aquifer on last one 1500 - end of dig. Only issue is freight. On previous order no charge as exceeded $100. This time you changed to capital cities. Anything I get will go to my son in Canberra for whom am doing some grass work. Noticed some products advertised at Bunnings, but not through Bunnings Braemar / Mittagong. Are they at B's Campbelltown ....... and what?
